Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-02-14
OFFICE OF HOLDEN BROS, ORANGE CUI.- |
TURISTS AND DEALERS IN CHOICE
Rubbed AND SEEDING TREES
SAN FRANCISCO ITEMS.

The circuit of the Mackay- Bennett tele-
graph line to New York has been COM
pleted.
The Japanese who attempted suicide in
Oakland some time ago by cutting out his
| tongue, has recovered.
Tom Cleary, the prize fighter, was knocked
out in one round at Alameda Friday night
by the three McManus brothers.
There was fire in the Villa Hotel at
midnight on Saturday, and although great
alarm was created no serious results fol-
| lowed.
Four prominent citizens have died within
a few days-William Willis, Christopher
Ellis, David w, Laird. and Edward T..
Hixson.
There has been quiet rumor for day
or two that the City Railroad, otherwise
! the Woodward's Gardens bobtail line, had
been sold.
Gotlieb Huber, of Oakland, was struck
by the local train of the Southern Pacific
Company on Saturday and sustained seri-
Gus injuries.
The dead body of an elderly man was
found on kirwin' ranch, near San Leandro,
on Saturday. The man was probably la
borer, and had been dead several days.
An important meeting of the Judges of
the Superior Courts was held on Saturday,
its object being to devise means for clear
ing the Courts dockets of accumulated
cases.
Messmer, who shot his sister-in-law a
few days ago, and then tried to kill him
self, still thinks it was his wife he shot
and says he hopes that both she and Null
Ter, his other victim, will die.
About 30 Chinese left on Saturday by
the steamship City of Sydney for a run
across the broad Pacific and visit to their
native land. Fully half OF them were old
or disabled, but they all took return certif-
Gates.
The will of the late Dr. Thomas Green.
OF Oakland, leaves his estate, valued at
$4,000 one-half to his widow and the
other half in equal shares among his three
children, except a legacy of $500 TO his
brother Henry.
VIM. Burke, aged ~ years, died on the ID
inst. and was buried q week ago last Satur-
day. 1t seems that there are circumstances
connected with his death that need an in
vestigation, and Coroner Stanton will have
the body exhumed.
Mrs. Louisa Blum was found dead in her
room in house on a corner of Broadway
and Dupont street. on Saturday. The body
was removed to the morgue. Deceased was
a native of Switzerland, aged As years
The cause of death is attributed to alco-
holism.
The police have been engaged in collect
ing evidence against James Hodges, who
made dastardly attempt to throw bomb
in the Grand Opera House ON Wednesday
night. The anarchist continued to suffer
considerable pain from his burns and in
juries. All attempts TO make him talk
prove fruitless. Seven charges of attempt
against life have been entered against INN.
A new plan of warfare against the bow
cotted roads has developed itself during
the past two weeks in the use of what is
called patent bumper" One form of
it is SO made that it is dropped INFO the
slot at any point on the road, portion of
it projecting downward through the slot
When the dummy has passed over this it
cannot be detected by the gripmaD. 1t is
showed along by the grip-drawbar until it
strikes the rail at a crossing of the track of
some other road, when crash follows.